Delicious & Glogster

Maybe doing the presentation on delicious my opinion is more formed just because I spent more time on the site. I find it that it could be very helpful, but there is no moderation on it. It would be more helpful for teachers than students. The problem would be that students may stumble onto inappropriate materials on Delicious. Glogster is a really fun website. Making posters online is really fun, but I can't really see using it in an upper level english classroom, but who knows? I can think of things to use it for. My opinions: Delicious: for teachers, not students B- Glogster: fun but not practical B

Webquest Blog Postings - Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck http://drb.lifestreamcenter.net/Lessons/mice-men/index.htm Students are asked to track how a character thinks, feels, and acts throughout the novel. There are two assessments for the students. One is an essay that asks the learner to describe the character and how he interacts with the theme loneliness. The second writing assignment is a creative piece that allows students to pick a major event from the novel and develop a news story about it. The rubrics for grading this are attached, but there are better ways to engage a class than simply asking them to write about the book. I believe writing is critically important, but there needs to be engagement with the material that allows students to process. I really like the creative piece detailing a fictional journalism.

Evaluating Websites

The ability to read and analyze a website for a student's benefit is an important skill. Working on this particular assignment just outlined that a discerning eye is needed when looking at technology. My website did not comfortably work with most of the assessments but still has potential to work well as more straightforward websites. Websites that are based more around social media have an extremely customizable interface. It tailors to a student or teachers needs.